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Lloyd Shapley: Architect of Game Theory and Nobel Laureate in Economics
Lloyd Shapley (2 June 1923 – 12 March 2016) was an American mathematician and economist. In 2012, he was jointly…
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Rosalyn Sussman Yalow: Pioneering Medical Science through Radioimmunoassay
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (19 July 1921 – 30 May 2011) was an American medical physicist. She received the Nobel Prize…
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Celebrating life and legacy of Raymond Davis Jr.
Raymond Davis Jr. (October 14, 1914 – May 31, 2006) was an American chemist and physicist. Raymond Davis Jr. was…
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The White Knight of Australian Literature: Patrick White’s Story
Patrick White (28 May 1912 – 30 September 1990) was a British-born Australian writer. He was awarded the Nobel Prize…
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28 May
Writing the World: The Story of Bernardine Evaristo
Bernardine Evaristo is a British author and academic. Life and Career Bernardine Evaristo was born on 28 May 1959, in…
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Henry Alfred Kissinger: Diplomat, Statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Henry Alfred Kissinger is an American diplomat, political theorist, geopolitical consultant, and politician who served as United States Secretary of…
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From Oxford to Eros: The Alan Hollinghurst Journey
Alan Hollinghurst is a British novelist and screenwriter. McEwan won the Booker Prize in 1998.
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Joseph Brodsky: Poet Laureate of Exile and Dissent
Joseph Brodsky (24 May 1940 - 28 January 1996) was a renowned poet and essayist. He received the Nobel Prize…
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Mikhail Sholokhov: Chronicler of Cossack Life and Soviet Russia
Mikhail Sholokhov (24 May 1905 – 21 February 1984) was a Russian novelist. He was awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize…
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Murray Gell-Mann: Pioneer of Particle Physics
Murray Gell Mann (15 September 1929 – 24 May 2019) was an American physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize…
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John Bardeen: Two-Time Nobel Laureate in Physics
John Bardeen (23 May 1908 - 30 January 1991) was an American physicist and engineer.
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Elizabeth Williams: Charting New Paths in Historical Scholarship
Elizabeth Williams (22 May 1943 – 17 March 2020) was a peace activist from Northern Ireland. She was awarded the…
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Shuji Nakamura: Illuminating the World with LED Innovation
Shuji Nakamura is a Japanese-born American electronics engineer and inventor. In 2006, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.…
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Albert Claude: Unveiling the Microscopic World of Cellular Biology
Albert Claude (24 August 1899 – 22 May 1997) was a Belgian-American cell biologist and medical doctor. In 1974, he…
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James Franck: Pioneering Physicist and Nobel Laureate
James Franck (26 August 1882 - 21 May 1964) was a German physicist. In 1925, Franck and Hertz were jointly…
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